The Comment:
‘I want to make sure I am guarding my heart
but not having walls up. There may be a prospect and I want to make sure that
I'm not being "too cautious" like I am frequently told.’
Ohhh, guys…and
the balance between guarding our hearts and also letting them in. That's
just what it is—finding balance.
Mostly, I think
we're going to get hurt no matter who we let into our lives. It’s just a
part of the process... let people in, risk getting hurt (or... really, you’re
guaranteed to be hurt). It happens with any relationship or
friendship. There's just often an additional
heartbreak that comes with guys.
I guess I think
you can live life two different ways—one where you are super cautious and
scared of letting people in…and then it's easy to define your life by
loneliness and what-ifs. OR... you put yourself out there and you let
people in…and then it's easy to define your life by the ways people have hurt
you or betrayed you. Both have advantages and disadvantages and
ULTIMATELY—I simply think we are called to love people.
I don't
necessarily think there's any sort of gender barrier applied to loving others
and I tend to think that's simply this thing society (and Christian culture, to
some degree) has placed on us. Can we be wise in our decisions and the
ways we engage our hearts with people/men... yes. But, don't run from it.
Let people be imperfect (which means that they will hurt you)... and
choose to love them anyway.
It's better.
It’s worth it.
Take a risk.
(but don't be crazy in the process)
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